diff --git a/sumpy/e2p.py b/sumpy/e2p.py
index 421547d360da58f325f0d1cba4cabd3b570ca922..0f0e1d166a3f3bae3157cbdc170cfd1d49e9d0d5 100644
--- a/sumpy/e2p.py
+++ b/sumpy/e2p.py
@@ -275,7 +275,8 @@ class E2PFromCSR(E2PBase):
                         result[{resultidx}, itgt] = result[{resultidx}, itgt] + \
                                 kernel_scaling * simul_reduce(sum, isrc_box,
                                 result_{resultidx}_p) {{id_prefix=write_result}}
-                        """.format(resultidx=i) for i in range(len(result_names))] + ["""
+                        """.format(resultidx=i) for i in range(len(result_names))]
+                + ["""
                     end
                 end
                 """],
diff --git a/sumpy/p2p.py b/sumpy/p2p.py
index 381918462fd6f2717f9ab0475b9d75c76e5382d4..f70ecedfecb5dac171d609c64a3b424a9a372330 100644
--- a/sumpy/p2p.py
+++ b/sumpy/p2p.py
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ class P2PBase(KernelComputation, KernelCacheWrapper):
             target_kernels = [sxr(knl) for knl in target_kernels]
         else:
             for knl in source_kernels:
-                assert(txr(knl) == knl)
+                assert txr(knl) == knl
             for knl in target_kernels:
-                assert(sxr(knl) == knl)
+                assert sxr(knl) == knl
 
         base_source_kernel = single_valued(sxr(knl) for knl in source_kernels)
         base_target_kernel = single_valued(txr(knl) for knl in target_kernels)